The United Global Resolve For Peace (UGRFP) has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over alleged police brutality and violation of Ogbaji Obiekezie Onyinye’s fundamental human rights. Executive Director of UGRFP, Shalom Olaseni in a letter addressed to Executive ...

To benefit from UK’s 38m Pounds mobile development programme The Lagos State government has decried the vandalism and looting of its housing projects, which oftentimes leads to setbacks in delivering some of its schemes. It charged community leaders and residents ...

Military operation code named Operation Whirl Strike (OPWS) said it has repressed Benue State’s most wanted notorious militia, Terwase Akwaza (aka Gana) and dismantled all illegal checkpoints manned by his men. Force Commander of OPWS Major General Adeyemi Yekini disclosed ...

The Imo State Police Command have confirmed that a suspected herdsman was arrested with a sack of bullets at Obudi Agwa Community in Ohaji/Egbema Council of the state. Its Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Orlando Godson Ikeokwu, a Superintendent of ...

Emerhor withdraws from cases against Omo-Agege, Ogboru, others A meeting to decide the mode of primaries in the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Bayelsa State gubernatorial election almost ended in a stalemate as members disagreed over the Chairman, ...

A coalition of 35 political parties in Bauchi State yesterday asked the committee set up by the National Assembly to probe the leadership crisis of the state House of Assembly to recognise its elected leaders. The group, under the aegis ...

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Mission in Tripoli, Libya to issue emergency travel documents to stranded Nigerians to enable them return home. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Chukwuma Umeoji (APGA-Anambra) at ...

Widows in Obudu council of Cross River State have cried out over the state government’s acquisition of over nine square kilometres of their ancestral land for international and cargo airport project. The widows, who protested recently in Obudu, expressed regret ...

The Federal Government has obtained a loan from the International Development Association (IDA) to improve the attractiveness of the nation’s mining industry. Moreover, it had finalised an agreement with a French firm, SOFRECO, to develop a programme for inclusion of ...

Disturbed by the falling standards of education, the Senate has resolved to make computer literacy compulsory for teachers and pupils in private and public schools nationwide. The resolution, which followed a motion sponsored by Akon Etim Eyakenyi (Akwa Ibom South), ...